Bread and Butter Pickles

Description
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
 * Source: Marlboro Country Cookbook
 * Makes about 9 pints.

Ingredients

 * 10 pickling cucumbers
 * 10 small onions
 * ⅔ cup salt
 * 3 cups white vinegar
 * 1½ cups water
 * 2¾ cups sugar
 * 1 tsp mustard seed
 * 1 tsp celery seeds
 * 1 tsp turmeric

Directions

 * 1) Wash and dry cucumbers; cut into thin slices.
 * 2) Peel onions and cut into thin slices.
 * 3) Mix cucumbers, onions and salt; let stand 4 hours.
 * 4) Rinse cucumbers and onions under cold running water. Drain thoroughly.
 * 5) Combine vinegar, water, sugar, mustard seed, celery seed and turmeric in a large non-reactive cooking pot. Heat to boiling (4 or 5 sliced and seeded red chili peppers may be aded to vinegar mixture.)
 * 6) Add cucumbers and onions. Bring to almost to a boil, until slices are heated through and change color from bright green to olive drab.
 * 7) Pack into hot sterilized jars. Adjust lids and process for 15 Minutes in a hot water bath (many folks will skip this step, and just allow stored heat to seal the jars as long as the lids have stayed hot and your product is hot when packed).